Students receive training in ethics, leadership, critical thinking, and effective interaction skills. Guided by theory and application, students are trained to produce and critically interpret human communication messages through the design, production, and delivery of oral and written communication. The department also houses the Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society, an honor society recognized by the National Communication Association. The study of Communication explores how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, cultures, and channels. The field promotes the effective and ethical practice of human interaction. Communication students are usually those who are creative, intelligent, and highly motivated. Communication majors receive the preparation and hands-on training required for lifelong careers in one of hundreds of desirable jobs that shape the nation?s culture.?